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US 9,663,232 B1Granted
Aircraft seat assembly having a quick change preloading track lock assembly
AssigneeAMI Industries, Inc.
InventorsRyan Stuart Porter, Keith M. Ferguson
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Abstract
An aircraft seat assembly includes a foot assembly, a seat, and a track lock assembly. The foot assembly is received within a track assembly disposed on an aircraft floor. The seat is connected to the foot assembly. The track lock assembly moves between a lock position and an unlock position. The track lock assembly includes a clamping shaft having a base member and a shaft. The base member is received within the track assembly. The shaft extends from the base member and extends through the foot assembly.
Claims17
An aircraft seat assembly, comprising:
- a foot assembly received within a track assembly disposed on an aircraft floor;
- a seat connected to the foot assembly;
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- a track lock assembly movable between a lock position that inhibits movement of the seat relative to the track assembly and an unlock position that permits movement of the seat relative to the track assembly, including:
- a clamping shaft having a base member that is received within the track assembly and a shaft that extends from the base member and through the foot assembly,
- a locking collar having a first collar portion and a second collar portion, the first collar portion having a counter bore and the second collar portion having a bore disposed concentric to the counter bore, wherein the shaft of the clamping shaft extends through the counter bore and the bore, and
- a compression cap having a first cap portion defining a first bore and a second cap portion defining a second bore and a cap shoulder disposed between the first cap portion and the second cap portion.
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A track lock assembly, comprising:
- a clamping shaft having a base member that is received within a track assembly coupled to an aircraft floor and a shaft that extends from the base member and through a foot assembly coupled to the track assembly;
- a locking collar having a first collar portion having a counter bore and a second collar portion having a bore;
- a compression cap having a first cap portion defining a first bore, a second cap portion defining a second bore, and a cap shoulder extending between the first cap portion and the second cap portion, the cap shoulder defining an opening, wherein the shaft of the clamping shaft extends through the bore, the counter bore, the first bore, the opening, and the second bore along an axis;
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- a biasing member disposed between the compression cap and the locking collar, wherein the biasing member engages an internal surface of the compression cap and a floor of the locking collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.